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Job 21:28

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

KJV

Dicitis enim : Ubi est domus principis ? et ubi tabernacula impiorum ?

Vulgate

ὥστε ἐρεῖτε Ποῦ ἐστιν οἶκος ἄρχοντος; καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ σκέπη τῶν σκηνωμάτων τῶν ἀσεβῶν;

LXX

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

ASV

כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית נָדִ֑יב וְ֝/אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַיֵּ֖ה
'yh
pronoun · 47×
אֹ֣הֶל
'hl
noun · 344×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִּשְׁכָּ֖ן
mshkn
noun · 138×
נָדִ֑יב
ndyb
noun · 28×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 8:22 — They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
  • Job 18:21 — Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
  • Job 20:7 — Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
  • Prov 14:11 — The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
  • Prov 21:12 — The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.